Nick Kay's Perth Wildcats made light work of the Illawarra Hawks in their clash on Friday night cruising to a 103-76 win at RAC Arena.
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The Tamworth export contributed nine points, and pulled off seven rebounds and two steals as the defending champions made it two from two to start the 2019/20 season.
Bryce Cotton led the way as the home side grew a healthy first half advantage
He had 23 at the main break and the Wildcats a 13-point lead.
With the second half came a hot-shooting Terrico White who, with back-to-back-to-back treys, helped blow the lead out to 28 with a quarter to play.
Cotton finished with 28 while White tallied 19.
Meanwhile Dario Hunt had a break out game of sorts.
After struggling with foul trouble in his Wildcats debut, the recruit played with aggression and confidence to impact the game.
He racked up a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson said his team improved as a whole from last week.
"The guys were on song, they have a lot of scorers, they can rack up points in a hurry and our perimeter defence was outstanding," Gleeson said.
"It was a step forward for us. Last week we only played two quarters and tonight we played a good, solid four quarters of basketball."
The Wildcats' next assignment is against the Cairns Taipans next Friday night at RAC Arena.